The boys, boisterous, healthy and full of dreams, were hoping for a glittering tree and presents and maybe even a little snow. But what Timothy, Kevon and Rory really wanted for Christmas was a family.

And that’s what Douglas Watkins gave them.

“It seals everything,” said Watkins, 44, who adopted all three last month. “All the struggle has come to an end. We’re here. It can only get better.”

With his adoption of Kevon Martin, 17, his brother, Rory, 8, and Timothy Manning, 14, Watkins, a hairstylist from East Elmhurst, Queens, is celebrating a new beginning for children he’s already helped grow in health, confidence and joy.

“This is our first Christmas all as Watkinses,” said Kevon, a Flushing HS junior hoping to be a robotic engineer or a New York football Giant. “Christmas just means family.”

He was a scrawny 12-year-old when he became Watkins’ foster son. Now, he’s 6-foot-3 and wears size-14 shoes.

“I’ll never take it for granted,” Kevon said of his adoptive family. “It has given me a chance to start over. Living with my mom wasn’t a good place to be.”

All three were taken from their natural parents by the Administration for Children’s Services over neglect and mistreatment.

When the Martins joined Watkins in 2000, Kevon hardly spoke and Rory not at all. They’d long been inadequately clothed and fed, never mind educated. Watkins nurtured them.

And when their mom lost her parental rights in 2004, Watkins, who is separated from his wife, moved to adopt them.

“I began to treat them as my own, and I began to see them flourish,” he said.

In 1997, after learning that his niece was neglecting her son, Timothy, Watkins became his foster parent. His mom lost her parental rights in 2004.

“Everybody should be Watkinses,” declared Timothy, a freshman at the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety. “… Everybody loves each other.”

He aspires to join the NYPD’s SWAT team or the Navy SEALs. For now, he’s a big fan of Giant running back Tiki Barber.

Rory, a third-grader, loves watching golf, especially Tiger Woods, on TV. He’s hoping for clubs from Santa – but is even more excited to be spending his first Christmas with his new family.

“We’re gonna open presents,” he said. “I’m gonna drink hot cocoa and play in the snow, if it comes.”

Then they’ll attend Mass, along with Jason, 17, whom Watkins adopted in 2003, and Ramin Neal, 18, still a foster son.

Watkins has cared for 22 foster kids since 1991.

“I cannot say enough good things about people like Mr. Watkins, who open their hearts and homes to children,” ACS Commissioner John Mattingly said. “It’s that easy to change a life forever.”